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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1934-09-27, Page 6PAGE'6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURS., SEPT. 27, 1934 ND HAPPENING S OF INTEREST TO fABMEBs Timely Information for the Busy Farmer ( Furnished by the Department of `Agriculture riculture Swede Roots for Seed Swede roots for seed may be stored either in outside pits or in a dark, well ventilated cellar free from frost yet sufficiently cool to keep them 'from sprouting too early' in the spring. When the roots are pulled the tops should be cut off about an inch to an inch and a half from the crown. *'ak* Protecting Potatoes From Freezing Injury Losses •to potatoes front low tem- peratures may be prevented by adopt- ing the following measures: (1) Har- vest the crop before heavy frosts. (2) Store the crop in rooms having a tem- perature between 35 and 40 degrees F., thus preventing the potatoes from turning sweet and the development of necrosis. (3) Provide protection a- gainst frost for potatoes transported during the cold months. (4) When it is known that potatoes have been nn- dercooled do not handle them until it is certain that the temperature is above the freezing point. Ploughing Practice A series of experiments carried out at a government experimental station , has given some interesting results in regard to ploughing at different depths and times. On an average, over a period of nine years, ploughing four inches deep for a rotation of corn, oats, cloe. ver and timothy has given higher yields than has ploughing seven in- ches deep, except in the case of oats, in which the yields, have been prac- tically the same. The shallow plough- ing is of particular advantage to the corn crop. In the preparation of sod land for grain, it has been found that plough- ing in July, as soon as the hay is off And top working during the summer has not only given higher yields of oats, but has also left the Iand free from couch grass. The_ experiment has shown that on sandy loam soil, it does not pay to either rib the land or replough in the fall. On heavy clay soil,ribbing or reploughing late in the fall gives the frost a :chance to fallow. the soil and .leave it' in a bet-: ter state of tilth. In the preparation of sod. land for corn, manuring • on the sod and spring ploughing has given higher yields , than manuring and fall ploughing. It would, therefore, appear that for corn on sandy loam, the Mand should be manured and spring ploughed four inches deep, while for grain, it should be ploughed as soon as thehay is of and top -worked. Fibre Flax Harvest The harvesting of flax for fibre has been completed at the Central Experimental Farm. • The yield - of both straw and seed is rather light as compared with previous years. It Would appear that the hot, dry sum- mer has been largely responsible for such relatively low yields. As soon as the straw has been deseeded it will be spread on the meadows for dew retting and at the end of approx- imately three weeks from that time the retted straw will lie picked up, carried to the flax mill, scrutched, hackled and baled for the market. The Farmer Controls Cost "The cost of producing crops is at all times a very important considera- tion" observes E. S. Hopkins, E.S.A., Dominion Field Husbandman. "Re- turn values are more or less control- led by the law of supply and demand or by other prevailing conditions, and the producer has very little influence upon the price he will receive for his produet. He has, however, some control over his cost of production and the economy with which he pro- duces ' his crop may mean the differ- ence`.between profit and loss on that crop.' In times of depression and low prices this is doubly important. If profits are to be maintained when prices are low, costs must be measur- ed accordingly." Apple Crop Report In Eastern Ontario the orchards show a greater falling off in produc- tion than in Western Ontario. Many orchards which bore heavily last year have practically no apples this year, as •a large number of old orchards were almost completely winter -frilled. A' large number of orchards were planted out in recent years, however, • and these are now 'reaching bearing. age.On thisaccount the production' of apples in Ontario may within seta eral years reach the output of last year. Estimates from Ontario corre- spondents indicate that Baldwins will show an 85 per cent reduction in out- put from last *;;ear; Spys a 60 per cent reduction;Greenings a decrease of 65 per cent; Starks a decline of 50 per cent; Ben Davis a reduction of 85 per cent and McIntosh 34 per cent below last year. In the southern part of Southwes- tern Ontario dry weather and high temperatures retarded the sizing of apples somewhat but recent rains will improve the situation. Where. winter injury was severe, trees show- ed increased mortality on account of the lack of moisture supplies. In- sects' are quite numerous, and es- pecially the codling moth. Very lit- tle scab is in evidence. In the Georgian Bay apple -growing district the weather has been gener- alIy favorable for the development. of fruit. In some orchards serious. damage from sideworm is reported. In Central Ontario apples are sizing fairly well in the western 'half, but in the eastern counties apples are on the small size. u Seed Crops More Favorable Seed crops in Ontario, generally' speaking, are more favorable than was considered possible a few weeks ago, leading seed firms report. There is, it is true, an extreme shortage of high grade alsike as a result of a cur- tailed acreage followed by a dry sum- mer in 1933 and a cold winter and spring in 1934. In most other linea, however, sufficient supplies to meet a normal demand are indicated. To build up the alsike acreage next spring, seed will have to be im- ported and prices are likely to be high. It is pointed out that only the very best No. 1 seed should be used for this purpose as the crop to be sown will be the foundation for fu- ture commercial seed yields. Alfalfa seed is more plentiful than was anticipated. Quality is report- ed high. Fair crops have been produced in the regular seed sections and there is considerable volume coming in from the previous season it is believed that sufficient seed is in sight. It is too early to make definite pre- dictions regarding red clover. The crop has not all been harvested and there has been scarcely any thresh- ing. Reports indicate a fair yield in certain districts and scattered lots. from other points. Color and quality will depend on the weather of the next few weeks. There is a fair car- ryover of this seed and if domestic falls short seed can be imported from United States and Europe. Good quality . and fair quantity is reported for timothy. The domestic harvest will probably be sufficient to meet a good deal of normal demand. The size of the 1934 crop represents a considerable advance over a few years ago when 90 per cent of the country's requirements Were import- ed. Asbuying prices in Canada are now getting close to the cost of high grade American seed, freight and duty paid, steadier prices her in the immediate future are anticipated. CANADA'S DEFROSTING CHAM- BER A most important advance has been made in the handling of Cana dian chilled : and frozen products transported by ship and rail. The bogey of water-ivapour condensation has been laid. The Canadian Govern- ment has constructed a special va- pour -tight chamber of 30,000 cubic feet capacity at the Port of London; England, for handling chilled and frozen meat. The chamber is the result of experiments conducted by Dr. L. E. Howlett, of the National Research Council of Canada, upon the defrosting of frozen foodstuffs and is operated by, the Port of London Au- thority. It is designed to prevent the condensation of water -vapour from the outside atmosphere upon the pro- duce after removal from the ships' holds. Thus, one of the bugbears to the transportation of frozen and chilled products has been removed. The matter for some time has had the close, attention of Canadian scien- tists. cientists. Quite' recently the serious ef- fects of moisture from the atmos- phere upon foodstuffs removed from cold 'storage were exemplified in cer- tain shipments of chilled poultry to the British Isles when the average outside temperature at the port of arrival was 55 degrees F., and the relative 'humidity about 85 per cent. Under these conditions condensation Was very pronounced and led to a Study of the problem. The method thus evolved of avoiding condensation' on ,chilled! poultry is, of eourse, ap- plicable to all types of chilled pro- ducts. LIVE STOCK REGULATIONS The summary for themonth of Au- gust of livestock pedigree certificates registered by the Canadian National Records, approved by Hon. Robert Weir, Dominion Minister.' of Agricul- ture, shows that the total registra- tions to date for 1934 are 47,426 as against 42,831 during the correspond- ing period of last year. For the month of August alone there were 6,274 registrations, including 295 horses; 3,070 eattle, 1,328 sheep; 908 swine; 3 foxes; 646 dogs; 2 poultry, and 22 goats. Ir the predominating cattle registrations, 948 were Ayr- shire; 693 Jersey; 600 Shorthorn; 389 Guernsey; 297 Hereford; 109 Aber- deen -Angus; 72 Canadian (French); 26 Red Poll; 21 Galloway, and 5 Brown; Swiss. Among the 908 regis- trations of swine, 663 were Yorkshire. INTERESTING NOTES ON CANADIAN WOOL Canada uses about • four million pounds of wool recovered from rags every year, in addition to her own domsetic clip and imported supplies. The wool grown in Canada provides only about one third of the require- ments of the Canadian textile indus- try, so that the Dominion imports an-, nually about eight million pounds of clean raw wool and 12 million pounds of yarns and other semi -manufactur- es of wool. On the other hand, on an average about one-third of the wool grown in Canada is exported. Wool combing is a relatively unim- portant trade in Canada, and worsted spinners rely very largely on import- ed tops, on which there is no duty. In 1933 the United Kingdom supplied 85 million pounds out of the total import of 9.8 million pounds, the re- mainder coming ,from Australia. In previous years, France, Belgium, New Zealand, and the United States all sent appreciable quantities. Judging by the annual sheep figures, Canada's production of wool has decreased slightly since 1930, the estimated out- put in 1933 being 19 million pounds, greasy basis, as against 21 million pounds in 1930. ROMANCE AND DIVIDENDS IN AGRICULTURE Farming of yesterday was an occu- pation; to -day it is a highly diversi- fied industry, brought about by im- proved methods, improved imple- ments and material, and; by the appli- cation of practical science. At the same time, modern revolutionized ag- riculture has lost none of its romance, and it is for thisand other reasons that it has found a place in the radio programmes of the coming winter. For the next 30 weeks, from Thurs- day. evening, Octover 4, to April 2e, 1935, Hon. Robert Weir, Dominion Minister of Agriculture, has arrang- ed through the courtesy and co-op- eration of the Canadian Radio Com- mission to have a five-minute talk given every Thursday over a coast- to-coast . network of 34 stations on some phase or service of the Depart- ment in relation to the general pub- lic. On the eastern network the talk will be broadcast from Ottawa at 8 p.m. every Thursday evening; from Winnipeg at '7 p.m.; from Edmonton over the Calgary, Moose Jaw, Regina and Saskatoon areas at 6 p.m.; and from .Vancouver to the stations in British Columbia at 8.40 p.m. The talks are not to be mere, dry dissertations meant to educate the hearers, but to offer in a popular way an inkling into the highways and by- ways of the leading single industry of Canada. The subjects of the talks of; • the first 13 programmes will be as fol- lows: -Romance in All Things; Down the Garden and Orchard Paths; Fine Feeds Make Fine Birds (The Art of Producing the Best Poultry); Hallo- we'en Apples; The Nutritional Value of Dairy Products; The Milky Way (What Clean 1t7ilk Production Means) Boys' and Girls' Farm Clubs; What is Done to Assure Wholesome Meat; Canada's Best in Beef; Commercial Feeding Stuffs; Christmas Turkeys, and Christmas Giving. ANOTHER WHEAT EXPORTER The press report that France has Left the ranks of wheat importing countries to joint those of exporters is of considerable importance to Can- ada, in that stili another competitor is added to the list. Prior to 1929, France did not produce sufficient wheat to meet her domestic require- ments, except ' in years when excep- tionally large crops were harvested. Large crops were grown in that country in 1929, 1932, and again in 1933, so that a surplus of wheat has been built up. In pre-evar years France produced very large crops. The 1890 crop amounted to 330 mil- lion bushels, or equivalent to the production of 1932. In the. five-year Period from 1909 to 1913, production averaged 317 million bushels per an- num. From 1928 to 1932 it was 290 million bushels, or about 27 million bushels under the pre-war average. France has not reached her pre-war average acreage of wheat which e . mounted to 16.5 million acres. The 1933 acreage was 13,358,000 and It has not changed nhaterfaiTy since 1928, World Looks To Dominion Wheat Crop Babson Says Wheat Market Outlook Best in Years Babson Park, Massachusetts, Sep- tember 19, 1934. The eyes of all Canada, during the next few weeks, will be focused on crop activity; and, in particular, on the course of wheat —prices and exports. Constituting nearly one third of the Dominion's to- tal exports, providing a livelihood for about one quarter of the total popula- tion, and having a direct bearing on the finances of the federal govern- ment through its ownership of a large carry -aver, wheat affects nearly every aspect of the country's prosperity. , Canada occupies a strategic posi- tion in the world crop market at pre- sent, Your country and Argentina are the only two with a surplus of wheat available for export. It is es- timated that the European harvest, outside of Russia, will be 300,000,000 bushels Iess than last year, Thus, Canada will probably export about 280,000,009 bushels this season. This is the most promising outlook in years, especially since Canada's ex- port quota under the world wheat a- greement before the present abnormal conditions developed was limited to 260,000,000 bushels. Last year's ex- port figures totalled 195,000,000 bush- els. Farm Income Rising Already Canada is benefiting from the short crops south of the herder. Not only is the United States out of the running as an exporter of wheat and other grains, but she is being forced to import for her own con- sumption. Within the past few weeks over 1,000,000 bushels of "Durum" wheat :have crossed the border to meet the shortage in this variety. The price of.' "Durum" is high enough to make shipments profitable for Can- ada in spite of the tariff barriers. Moreover, there is a shortage of feed in the states and millions of dollars worth of hay, oats, and other fodder must be brought in front Canada. Accordingly, what ordinarily would have been a poor crop year in the an- nals of the Dominion is being trans- Iated into surprisingly good returns. A favorable reduction of carry-over totals is in sight, which will bring further advances in prices during the next year. Current prices around 85 cents per bushel are only slightly be- low the high for the year. This com- pares with a scant 70 cents last Sep- tember and 39 cents: at the depression low in December of 1932. On the basis of the price rise, the total farm income should be considerably higher this year. Canadian Farmer Chief Gainer in 1934 Dairy products'- output and ex- ports --have been sustained at favour- able levels to date. Although prices have not reached unusually high Iev- els the trend is definitely upward. Over the past year quotations for all farm products have advanced thirteen per cent and are now the highest since 1931. Moreover, this increase in farm income means an increase in farmers' purchasing power since the articles he has to buy have advanced only seven per, cent. Thus, the farm- er has been the chief gainer in the past year. In the states the increas- ed cost of maufaeturing under the NRA has offset to a large extent the increase in purchasing power as a re- sult of the drought and government efforts. N'aturally the drought is hard en the farmers whose crops have been ruined. Drought conditions have be- come chronic in large areas of the prairies. Bad harvests for the past six years in southern Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta have worked hardships. The government has plans to move about 45,000 families out of the stricken areas into the north. For those remaining, steps will be taken to refertilize the land and, in the meantime, feed will be transported by the railways at two-thirds the normal rate. Further help for the farmer has been assured in recent months through passage of the Natural' Pro. duets Marketing Act, the Farmers' Creidtors Arrangement -Act, and the amendment to the Canadian Farm Loan Act. These three Acts may be called Canada's "New Deal' legisla- tion. What About Inflation:? To help finance its various relief pleasures, the government is taking advantage of its power conferred by last session's amendment to the Do- minion Notes Act by issuing some $20,000,000 of currency against 25 percent gold support. Immediately whisperings - of inflation are being heard. In every reader's mind there is probably the question: "Trow can I protect myself against possible in- flation?" Although Canada's propos- al of note assurance is so far very moderate, 1 may well answer this question as I' have for my readers in the states -"Buy a small home with land enough for a good vegetable garden, and raise a family of spirit- ually -minded, healtby,) industrious, and intelligent children," Studies of the course of radical in- flation in European countries show beyond doubt that owners of homes and 'small •farms weathered the up- heaval pheaval. most successfully. Of course, common stocks would rapidly appre- ciate in price but there is something instinctive in humanity which forces men to turn to land, buildings, and other real property in times of violent financial storm. Hence, look around a bit for an attractive farm or home. They are the "cyclone cellars'' of an inflationary periodi Canada's excel- lent. position in the world wheat mar- kets this year will prevent widespread agitation for radical inflation because history shows that farm sections rather than industrial areas are usu- ally the promoters of unsound money. -Copyright—,1934— Publishers Fin- ancial inancial Bureau. Hon. Mr. Croll Presents Each Quintuplet With Complete Winter Outfit Each of the Dionne quintuplets at Callander, Ont., whose new home was opened on Friday, received from Hon. David' °roll, minister of welfare, a complete winter outfit, including sleepers, booties, bonnets and all. Mr. Croll said he made the presen- tation to the five little girls as a gift from the Ontario Cabinet. Premier Mitchell F. Iiepburn and his minis ters contributed toward'the .gifts at the last Cabinet meting. Mr. and Mrs. Croll visited the chile dren's home and declared they had: "actually played with them," "They're •just as cute as my little•• girl at home, who is only two days. older," Mr. Croll said. The number of live cattle shipped! in 1934 to the. United Kingdom. up to September 13 was 37,775 head, as compared with 36,229 head during thee corresponding period of 1933. For the first 37 weeks of 1934, end hug` Setpember 13, the number of hogs graded in Canada was 2,085,- 489. In the corresponding period of - 1933, S1933, the rmmber was 2,210,670. As the second largest supplier • of - wheat flour to Italy during 1933, Can- ada increased the export of this com- modity bei 45,5 per cent as compared' with 1932. e`k The shipments of livestock from western to eastern Canada for the first 86 weeks of 1934, ending Sep- tember 71 included 62,580 cattle; 701 calves; 150,442 hogs; and 45,222 sheep. 't9" Butter, cheese bran and pollard, oilmeal and oilcake, oats, wheat and rye flour, lard, bacon and hams, salt- ed beef and pork, condensed milk, re+ fined sugar, unmanufactured, unstem- med leaf tobacco, potatoes, onions and lubricating oil are some of the agricultural products supplied by Canada to Barbados, the most eas- terly island of the British West In- dies. —.a ..for your'• Separator;' for a Limited Time. 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